Jun 18, 2022Introduction to OKRs (Objectives & Key Results)A consolidation of OMM OKR training material & books I’ve enjoyed in 2022; bibliography available. — This set of notes should serve as a brief overview of Objectives and Key Results fundamentals, whether you’re new to the topic or topping up knowledge ahead of setting your own fresh goals. …3 min read3 min read
May 22, 2022JQL toptip: linkedIssuesOf()Use a lot of issue links in your project? We do at AstraZeneca. — Sharing this JQL as a timesaving toptip bestpractice for anybody operating within the complexity of multi-sponsor demand environments: issueFunction in linkedIssuesOfAll(subQuery, relationType) Read the docs at scriptrunner.adaptavist.com/5.5.8/jira/jql-functions.html I am hoping to find time to write a series of articles about Demand Quality and ways in which my tech teams have…2 min read2 min read
Jan 7, 20222 timeless hacks for distracted mindsUlaanbaatar looks like a word signalling the start of a fantasy novella; in fact it’s the capital of Mongolia. I remember learning this from a cryptic clue: “Banal tour around capital” (9) The first two words form a pair that feels too strange to be useful: what sort of tour…2 min read2 min read
Jan 6, 2022Review: This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneTim Ferris recommended this in a 5-Bullet Friday, with a firm warning not to read or seek out any blurbs & previews as to its content. My ears were pricked and I began enjoying in July 2021. With that warning in mind I won’t go into any detail on its…1 min read1 min read
Jan 5, 2022The DevOps approach to audio productionIn composing, arranging, recording, mixing, and mastering music, there are certain processes that repeat ad infinitum in some fairly consistent ways, with clear time-saving potential especially over the timescales (months & years) that it can take to create a long-playing album. Since my first visit to a studio I’ve been…2 min read2 min read
Jan 4, 2022Digital tax in the UKOne of the greatest adventures of our time is the modernising and digitising of national tax systems. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 3, 2022Official Xamarin tutorials available from MicrosoftAlmost all the 19 Xamarin tutorials currently available from Microsoft via MSLearn end in something fairly basic; for instance the keypad-translation app which lets you type a phone number and get back the word value: In theory, by the time you’ve followed the steps of each tutorial, you should have…2 min read2 min read
Jan 2, 2022What Is Noble?In pt9 “What Is Noble?” of Beyond Good And Evil (free full text readable & searchable here), Neitzsche’s aphorism 296 is, atypically, addressed not to the reader but to an abstract inspiring presence, and in the first person: (bolding mine) Oh, what are you anyway, my written and painted thoughts…3 min read3 min read
Jan 1, 2022MLOps Study Opportunities in 2022For those seeking to gearshift into a new realm of expertise on the cutting edge of innovative tech, there are endless opportunities to upskill in exciting topics and one of these is MLOps. The team from FourthBrain are offering regular courses and, coordinated by a team including Andrew Ng, these…2 min read2 min read
Dec 30, 2021DataHub Basics: Users, Groups, AuthenticationDataHub’s YouTube channel released a “101” beginners’ guide this week, focussed on (manual) handling of authentication protocols for teams implementing the app. Single-SignOn is referenced as one of the two ways to authenticate users; the others JAAS (“Jazz”). The audio (and subtitles) cut out briefly between 3m48s-3m52s during discussion of…2 min read2 min read
